Luke 13:1 - 9
Recently there have seems to have been a significant number of tragedies being reported in our media. Floods in western Queensland, earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, murders of children in Brisbane and Bundaberg. The age old question that the people around Jesus asked, comes back to our minds, "why do these people suffer?" "Did they do something to deserve what happened to them?" Jesus makes it clear that the suffering of people is not dependant upon their sin, God does not punish in this way, God does not choose to let out his rage selectively. Jesus calls us all to repentance, reminding us again that we will all face punishment for our sins, unless we turn back to God.
Ultimatley there will be complete healing and an end to suffering when Christ returns, and until then everything that we have here on earth will be less than it could be.
But, as a new creation in Christ, we have the opportunity to declare and make now the coming kingdom of heaven and allow it to be seen here on earth. How do you do that? What are your practices, where in the power of the Holy Spirit, you proclaim the new heaven of Christ and reduce the suffering of this world? Our participation in Lent Event, our efforts to save the environment, our Community Helping Hand are all instances where we have declaring now the new thing that God is bringing to us.
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